Tray or the like



A. MONTAN.

TRAY OR THE LIKE.

APPLlCATION FILED FEB. 11 1919.

Patented May 27, 1919.

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ADOLF MONTAN, OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO EASTERN TOOL 86MFG COMPANY, OF BLOOIVIFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

TRAY OR, THE LIKE.

Application filed February 11, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADoLF MoNTAN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of West Orange, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Trays or the like, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved receptacle of the tray or baskettype, which is adapted to be made of metal and which is ordinarily usedas a soap tray or the like, these being usually enameled, preferably inWhite enamel. In the soap trays as heretofore made, and on which whiteenamel is used, they are usually formed of wire or strips and then aredipped or otherwise coated with enamel. Projections, due sometimes tosolder, but usually due to projecting ends of wire or strips used in themanufacture thereof, are subject to chipping at their projecting pointsand it is also diflicult to flow the enamel on the device. it is wellnigh impossible to so flow the enamel as to provide a suitable thicknesson these projecting parts, and as a consequence they appear bluish underthe enamel, due to their proximity to the surface, soon chip, andrusting sets in which soon spoils the appearance of the article.

In order to overcome this deficiency I have devised a soap dish andmethod of making it, which gives a substantially smooth exterior withoutprojecting parts or points such as occur in the cut ends of wires orstrips or at the edges of the article, and by welding the parts togetherat suitable points a substantially stiff structure is provided which isuniformly white in appearance, as the white enamel can be smoothlydistributed on it and any projecting points are not present and there isno chipping or premature wearing of the enamel.

The device is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1is a top view of an article made according to my invention, and Fig. 2is a front view thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section, showing how oneof the strips of the basket is secured to the rim, and Fig. 1 is aperspective view of the parts shown in Fig. 3, separated to show theirconstruction and manner of assembly.

The device made according to my invention can be of different forms andsizes and can be used for difierent purposes, but is Specification ofLetters Patent.

In fact,

Patented May 2'7, 1919.

Serial No. 276,284.

particularly designed for soap dishes and the like or other articleswhere the device is subjected to alternate drying and wetting and wherea separated or perforated structure is required to permit properdraining.

In the'form shown, the part that is described in this specification asthe bottom part. is formed by strips placed at right angles to eachother, although this particular disposition is not essential, as theycan be placed in other positions relative to each other, and in order tomake a substantially stiff structure this bottom portion is made ofstrips 10 that are slightly recessed or bent where they cross, as at 11.This bottom portion, in order to give it depth, can have the ends of thestrips bent upward, as at 12. These bent ends are designated by numeral13 and are the portions that provide the part that is attached to therim 1 1. The rim 1% is provided with spaced recesses 15 on its lowerface, these recessed portions being adapted to receive the ends 13.

The pressure exerted by a suitable tool or machine to make the recesses15 causes the metal to become displaced, when the recess is made, toform a slight projecting part 16, which does not detract from theappearance of the construction, but it adds to its strength, since thesurface which engages the part 13 is thus slightly enlarged. It willthus be readily seen that when the bottom portion is placed so that theends 13 are seated in the recess 15 of the rim, the extremities 17 ofthese ends 13 are covered. The bottom portion and the rim are thensecurely fastened together, preferably by electric welding, so that noprojecting strip or wire ends are presented where they would besubjected to wear, and presenting no points where the enamel would notflow freely on the device to give it an even coating of enamel.

It will be evident that different forms than that illustrated can bemade, and that the cross sectional shapes of the difierent strands andof the rim that go to make up the device can be varied without departingfrom the scope of the invention as presented in the claims.

I claim:

1. A tray comprising a bottom portion, a rim having recesses on itsunder face, each recess having one end and one side open,

and projections on the bottom adapted to be placed in the open side ofthe recesses of the rim and to be secured thereln.

2. A tray comprising a bottom formed of crossed and separated strips,said strips having horizontal projecting ends, and a rim with open sidedrecesses spaced apart and disposed so as to receive said ends laterally.

3. A tray comprising a bottom formed of interlaced strips havingprojecting ends which are bent upward and with their extremitiesprojecting outward, and a rim. with recesses on its bottom face toreceive the extremities and thus form a flat surface for the bottom ofthe rim of the tray thus formed.

7 4:. A tray comprising spaced interlaced strips with projecting endsturned upward and then outward, and a rim having on its bottom face aseries of recesses as deep as the strip ends are thick and spaced toreceive said outwardly extending ends.

5. A tray comprising spaced interlaced strips with projecting endsturned upward and then outward, and a rim having on its bottom face aseries of recesses as deep as ADOLF MONTAN.

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